New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
STATE MILITARY SERVICE.
CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL GUAhD'

WHAT RECENT INSPECTIONS sHow-ofFISEhs SILL
or LEAVE OF ABSENCE
,,,o,o, Clark Of tho 7th Regiment who has been
,,cpding several months in Europe win HIS lam'y'
a,ed for homo on the steamship Germanic last lues-
dav reception will be given In his hohot "' Tue
armory "a after hs return AZ may o' cohVoiie"'
far him II will proDablv take place next SATURDAY
evenlng AL us sion will be by ticket lhofe Will 10
M opportunity all the guests and members o. INC
,scnen TO sh Ike hands with the colonel in the Board
OF Officers The resimenta Dahi' ie" "S N'lPa
Will give a promenade concert on tie OCCASION IL Is
rouosed also the officers to give dlhher III hooi Vi
the colonel -,
Among the incon venences TO which the memners o.
a.. OH document are subject the incomplete
arrangements for heating their Oil arnory over s'aoo
In West Twenty -sixthst The boiler was eohaeihihoi
two wears ago and cannot safely be used 10 It's iui
capacty There is question "a to whether IL Is inc
Amy ef the ArmOrv Board OF tho commissioner oi
Iln Works 10 attend to this matter and ii has been
efered to the Corporation Counsel for an opinonw hch
he may find time to give after election Inc regiment
hears on II, colors the OF battles iOush' oih| us
Service for year during the war, under "eHer'i W."
ton the present Commissioner AMI the men hihK 'na'
this fact Should induce him 10 give some attention 10
ther ntercsis and rs a member OF the Arm0ry Board
should try armory provided TOT the CON-
mand Mayor Hewitt ia the menber oil the Boar"
whose assent this. appears to he most dihcu 10
Obtain He appears to Ia little Interest In the
National Guard present. If there should lie RIOT nc
nht think more of the trosps than no does at present
Although the Sth Regiment has twcnty.,iX men less
on the rolls than 1t had las; year. The condition o. tno
command other respects is much Improved since It's
removal to the armory formerly occupied by the list
Pegln ent OF its sos present at the recent
inspect and these presented sodiery Appearance
Last year the showing was much worse
The entertainment and reception 10 b" gwen unaer
the auspices OF company ]. 7lst Regiment Captain L.
Frank Barry the armory OF that command on M"i-
day evening November IA, promises tobc a pleasant
aaah Pearsal the humorist and the Perry peLrinSers
will assist.
srTTIrD AFTER YEARS or SUSPENSE.
member OF 9th Req nent of the New-iorR 9ta'e
Militia. which served for three years during the war lot
the Union, reported missing after the patc oil
spsttsylvania. has at last been accounted Tor HIS
relatives searched vlinat the time in the hsSpaai ana
field reports seeking whether hc was deal
or alive Nothing could be learned i'll regard to him and
the search was at last abandoned. twchty-
two years the close OF the War the fact that he
was killed battle at last established with reason
able certainty Some ladies who live on portion OF the
battlefield sometime after the fight found the boiy on
the gro wearing silver badge Clyiag his name anu
regiment They recently ascertaaoI that his mother
now eighty five years old. living in this city anu
forwarded relic to her 1t was tn first that she had
heard about her missing son in all these years
George Gray has been elected IA Corporal OF Com
pany X. eth Regiment James NJ Manson hI been made
Corpora in Company g. ant John v sicarnS has been
chosen to a like position in Company l.
The ball TO he given by Company H. G9h REGIMENT. Mt
the armory the evening of November - promises 10
he brilliant affair. The regimenta band viii furnish
the music.
Tie last opportunity this year for members Of the
Nation al Guard to qualify marksmen at Crecdmoor
will DO given on Election Day Seven more men or the
9th Regiment qualified the last match lay at Creed
moor. The regiment now has lO7 markSmen. which Is
than ii had last year, with another DAY )
practice yet Ia lake place.
Preparations actively in progress in the lth sepa-
rate Company of Flushing make its sixth apnua ah
lec 10 he given at the arnory on the evening nj
November %. more attractive and successful than
these OF any previous year National Guardsmen and
amateur athletes swelling the list OF entries. All
FLUSHING and vicinity will DO there TO see
The 9th Regiment has more men on its muster rolls
this year had last fall at the annual Inspection
Recruiting Is lively.
The attendance at drills in the list Regiments not
always what should be. little severe discipline IS
needed compel ab>enloes present themselves for
duty on the regular drill nights
The oh Ieh Aent now has 574 its rolls and the
18th has 67G Considering the adverse circumstance
with which the former command has hal to contend III
its old and inconvenlent quarters is in better cond
ton than couli have expected The l2ta doing
finely and is gaining good class Of recruits
READY FOR THE ANNUAL BALL.
The annual ball Of tho General George T. Mcclellan
Guard Company f. Ssh Regiment. vii! DO gwen al Sric
Hail. in sxth-ave the evening OF December II Con-
nor's slh Regiment band Will furnish the music The
committee arrangements consists OF SERGE ant L. t.
Co kiln. chairman; Private Charles Camp Jr.' VICE
chairman: f. J. Mathews recording secretary; l. Roscn-
thai financial secretary First sergeant Allen, treas
urer and Private W. K. Burke. scrseantat-Arms
The faithful service badges TO be given to those mem
bers Of the 9ih Regiment who did not miss rolI-cal
during last will be presenel on an evening IN
the present month to be designated by 'oone! seward
They are the gift Quartermas rseant Cohen OF
Company g. Each consists Of bronze bar with reGl-
mental badge attached tsit. The presentation VIII be
q. preceded by street parade and drill.
The LIST Battery has lO7 weldrilled on the roll.
The organization condition OF great efficiency and
vould render good ser vce suddenly called into act"n
There is a great deal OF enthusiasm In the gu Eeg'
nent proposed trip TO the batieasd OF "ottys'
burg purpose Of unyeling The statue III memory
Of heroes OF the regiment whose lives were sacrced
there The excursion. In which Is intended mat the
entire regiment shall take ~ take place ptoDaOy
in July the anniversary OF The battle.
Sergeant Frank Koch Prvatcs \. Mclean. j.. and
committee TO represent Company T.. 7t Regiment the
arrangement for a reception 10 Colonel ClarH
9th Regiment held l1st Tues lag evening. Coo"ei
William Seward. r.. presided he On
"a progress several officers OF the rcrnent who were
granted leaves OF absence some time az" nave mol YET
reported for Water WORK
bronze statuete representing Arab examn ng his
rife for in the rihc practice durinS the
present season by teams from companies AM
II OF tao 1th Regiment.
TO STIR UP TIE DKIINQurNTS.
Arecimenial delinquency court will soon be appointed
nv Colouel seward Of the 9th Regiment. Captain w
walcct Marks OF Company will be president oil the
court
John Laimbcer IT,. Of Company q. 9TH Regiment VIII
be its In the Tegncna ennis association
All the field ana staff officers OF the OH Re1inent
except Coninssary W. X Nerniiyca who Is III. ana az
the members Of The noncOnmssioned stan "eIo PieSeh
al the recent inspection.
The nominating committee OF Company A. 1th Reg
ment for the present consists % Qutrorm istrr
Sergeant Jeannot and Priyates Bucher. Paimehuefs